Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office General Manager Alexander Balutan together with members of the Board on Tuesday met with Authorized Agent Corporations (AACs) from all over the country to assess and discuss some revisions of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Small Town Lottery.
The consultative meeting was also for the purpose of addressing issues and problems concerning the shortfalls of STL operators in their Presumptive Monthly Retail Receipt (PMRR).
At present, there are 83 AACs actively playing STL in the country.
Dr. Alex Castillo, consultant to the Office of the Chairman, Anselmo Simeon Pinili, said 43 operators revealed why they were having a hard time paying their PMRR in general.
Some of the problems were high PMRR, presence of bookies, lack of police support, politics and local government unit intervention, “peryahan ng bayan” or illegal gambling activities, number of draws, agent’s commission, logistics, natural and man-made calamities, holidays, TRAIN law, and prize fund winnings.